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How To Conquer Your Fears and Get Out of a Creative Rut

“There is a reason you started making art in the first place, and that reason is joy. I suggest you make something purely because you want to make it.”

swan huntley November 25, 2024
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Movie News & Trailers

Everyone Agrees: Glinda Might Be a Little Bit in the Closet

Two out of two Glindas agree that Glinda might be a little bit in the closet.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 25, 2024 3 Comments
Kelly Marie Tran
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Movie News & Trailers

Kelly Marie Tran Comes Out, Will Star in VERY Queer Romcom With Lily Gladstone

Tran and Gladstone co-star in the upcoming even more queer remake of the already very queer The Wedding Banquet.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 25, 2024 6 Comments
Caroline kisses Annie in low lighting at a rush event in the Cruel Intentions TV series
TV Reviews

‘Cruel Intentions’ (2024) Isn’t Horny

I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but the Cruel Intentions series made me miss Euphoria. If a show is going to be bad, I’d rather it at least be sexy.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 25, 2024 5 Comments
american highways
Relationships

American Highway Infrastructure Is Evil and Other Lessons From My Long Distance Lesbian Relationship

Also: Podcasts are extinct — just call your yappy girlfriend!

Gabrielle Grace Hogan November 25, 2024 2 Comments
Cuffing season quiz
Quizzes

Quiz: What Premature Commitment Should You Make This Cuffing Season?

Find out what ill-advised BIG step to take with your person who you maybe haven’t even defined the relationship with.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 24, 2024 3 Comments
selma blair and sarah michelle gellar kiss in Cruel Intentions
Movie Features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: Cruel Intentions Is the Horniest Movie of All Time

Cruel Intentions is an interesting movie in that it doesn’t have a ton of EXPLICIT queerness and yet it probably plays a significant role in more queer awakenings than most very queer movies.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Drew Burnett Gregory
November 23, 2024 1 Comment
YES MWAH
Webcomics

Reine #67: Handy Masc

Having a booboo is so butch.

Ren Strapp November 23, 2024 1 Comment
One image shows a person wearing black hosiery with their knees pulled to their chest, while the other shows two people beginning to kiss.
AF+

I’m Inexperienced and Panicked That I’ll Be Bad at Sex

How to navigate dating apps when you have very limited sexual experience?! Also, a reader feels isolated after experiencing profound family loss.

the team November 22, 2024 5 Comments
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House & Garden

What’s Your Favorite + Least Favorite Household Chore?

Turns out a lot of us hate folding laundry.

the team November 22, 2024 15 Comments
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Food Lists

30 Winter Mocktails To Get Cozy With

Queue up a fake fire on your TV and have mocktails by a mockfire.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 22, 2024 16 Comments
Queer Horoscopes for Sagittarius Season 2024: a tarot card of Sagittarius
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Horoscopes for Sagittarius Season 2024

Sagittarius season encourages us to have independent thoughts and actions.

Deb Roe November 21, 2024
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Movie Features

“My Body, My Choice!”: Unpacking the Queer Subtexts of ‘Junior’ 30 Years Later

Ivan Reitman’s second team-up of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito after Twins (1988) has a bit of a cult status in my queer friend group.

Payton McCarty-Simas November 21, 2024 2 Comments
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TV Reviews

‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ Season Three Struggles To Let Go of Reneé Rapp

While The Sex Lives of College Girls succeeds in ushering Rapp off the canvas, it’s less successful in navigating its third season without her.

Natalie November 21, 2024 5 Comments
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Movie Features

We’re Watching Trans Media Wrong

Very few movies are Bad or Good, Offensive or Inoffensive, Positive or Harmful.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 21, 2024 5 Comments
First Person

I Believe We Shouldn’t Own Guns. I’m Learning How To Shoot One Anyway

Everyone needs to stop being so flippant about telling queer and trans people to buy guns.

Stef Rubino November 21, 2024 8 Comments
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Reese Witherspoon in Cruel Intentions
Comedy

Affirmations You Can Say to Yourself in the Mirror Every Morning That Are Just Direct Quotes From ‘Cruel Intentions’

Tired: Start your day by setting intentions.
Wired: Start your day by quoting Cruel Intentions.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 20, 2024 6 Comments
Racquel and Mel kissing on Real Housewives of New York
TV Show Recaps

Is ‘Real Housewives of New York’ the New ‘L Word’?

Racquel and Mel are bringing queerness to RHONY beyond the visibility of their relationship.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 20, 2024 3 Comments
Chappell Roan
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Chappell Roan Deserves a Break

Plus, a photo of Melissa King that will have you screaming YES, CHEF!!!!!!

Christina Tucker November 20, 2024 1 Comment
Indya Moore as Brooklyn looks scared in the cut episode of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur titled The Gatekeeper
TV Feature

Rebels Against Disney Have Uploaded the Cut Trans Episode of ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’

The completed episode of the Marvel animated series appeared to have been cut due to its pro-trans message.

Rendy Jones November 20, 2024 3 Comments
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